About

Dalton has actively embraced an innovative and progressive tradition for approximately 100 years. Read an introduction from Head of School Ellen C. Stein; learn about Dalton's history and founder Helen Parkhurst's Education on the Dalton Plan; view Dalton's mission and values, including the School's intentional commitment to establish equity and diversity, and review Dalton's most recent Strategic Plan.

Programs

Dalton offers its 1,300 students a wide array of stimulating and challenging programs taught by passionate and dedicated faculty. Outstanding academic offerings are complemented by exemplary performing and fine arts curricula – taught by faculty who are professionals in their fields – and a full range of athletic teams and extracurricular activities.

Our Community

Dalton takes great pride in the strength of its engaged and collaborative community. Students , faculty, staff, parents and alumni work together to advance mission, celebrate tradition and enhance school culture. Students and teachers serve on the Board, along with trustees and administrators.

Admissions

At Dalton, the primary focus is to nurture children's natural inquisitiveness, develop self-confidence in their intelligence and ability to succeed, and teach them to be responsible and independent learners and thinkers.

News & Calendar

Dalton regularly posts its good news, events and more for applicant families, alumni and other interested parties. Dalton regularly features news stories, photos, video and announcements about our students' achievements and other products of our progressive mission.

The New Lab for Teaching and Learning (NLTL) was created to explore how computers and advanced information technologies can help build the schools of tomorrow.

The New Lab for Teaching and Learning (NLTL) was created to explore how computers and advanced information technologies can help build the schools of tomorrow. The mission today of NLTL is to support and enhance the practice of The Dalton Plan through the purposeful use of technology.

Beyond that, faculty and students rely on NLTL as they form partnerships in creating projects to pursuing new curricular ideas that in turn facilitate new teaching ideas and practices.

There are currently twelve members of the NLTL staff. Technical support positions, such as hardware repair, network administrators, and database personnel constitute a portion. The other part of the staff, educational technologists, are curricular specialists. Many members of NLTL also serve as House advisors, coaches, after-school teachers, and club supervisors. The staff communicates and regularly collaborates with professionals at other schools and businesses, and attends conferences to further their professional expertise. The staff have a diverse range of talents and expertise that facilitate their ability to work with the faculty and staff at Dalton.

The NLTL is responsible for all of the technical, administrative, classroom, and curricular support of technology at The Dalton School. NLTL provides a range of services to the Dalton community, beginning with a stable, safe, and reliable technological environment for student and faculty to explore, discover, learn, develop, and create.

NLTL is responsible for reliable network, audio-visual, and phone operations. Also, NLTL is responsible for providing reliable systems for reporting and administrative operations, day-to-day communication like email and website.

NLTL also provides teacher and staff professional development opportunities through summer and school-year workshops and programs. During this time, teachers learn both technical skills and strategies for purposeful use of technology in teaching.